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The final day of the regular season in the Ghelamco Stadium promises to be very exciting. Ghent owes it to its status of new top club to take play-off first. KV Mechelen on the other hand can reward themselves with at least a point with ten top matches.
Gent vs KV Mechelen Prediction & Betting tips
Gent :
Genk came this weekend with a fright and remains in the running for a spot in the playoff 1. For a long time it seemed to ten players of Waasland-Beveren on yet another loss of points outdoors are headed. But thanks to two goals from Jeremy Perbet and one of winter transfer Yuya Kubo remain the Buffalo’s in the running.
The overall performance of Ghent was substandard. Only the genius of Kubo, the assists Samuel Kalu and he did not disappoint from Perbet helped them to three points. You do not often but at Ghent winter transfers immediately have a great impact. What Ghent particularly worrying is the weak defense. Waasland-Beveren got even with 10 men far too much space to play. Sunday, much will depend on striker Perbet: Two goals against Tottenham, one against Mouscron and now back two against Waasland-beveren. “He has now become a bit indispensable for us,” coach realizes Hein Vanhaezebrouck.
Defender Stefan Mitrovic grabbed after the break booked and misses as the crucial match against Mechelen. Dejaegere took the end of the game, not because after an unfortunate contact the midfielder had already preventively to the side. This combined with the injured players base Renato Neto and Danijel Milicevic, will on Thursday should not more be done to begin the important clash.
Probable lineup Gent
Kalinic, Gigot, Gershon, Foket, Saief, Schoofs, Esiti, Matton, Kubo, Perbet, Kalu
KV Mechelen :
Mechelen has a point enough for the first time to participate in playoff 1. This one had dared to predict before the season. Last weekend Mechelen could celebrate the victory against Anderlecht in shape.
The tension was palpable at the beginning of the match and good football we did not get to see. Captain Seth White detonated the stadium with a penalty goal and three minutes later it was even 2-0. Anderlecht fought back and 20 minutes before Bram Nuytinck made with a clever header goal for the 2-2 and so were caught Mechelen. Substitute Tim Matthys could advance very far and with a gorgeous shot of 124 kilometers per hour, he gave the 3-2. Soufiane opponent Hanni was big in the loss: “KV Mechelen earns playoff 1”.
After this stunt, it will be important to keep the pressure off trying. Coach Yannick Ferrara knows this better than anyone: “.. Sunday in Ghent is important to keep emotions under control, I’m going to tell my players say they are fantastic busy But they have to start sharper, the other will be difficult” . Mechelen Sunday will have to do without his best player of the season. Dimitris Kolovos is still injured. But this Mechelen should be able to also be dropping in Ghent.
Probable lineup KV Mechelen
Coosemans, Bjelica, Cocalic, Vitas, Chen, Croizet, Filipovic, Zipper, White, Claes Verdier
Gent vs KV Mechelen head to head
30.10.16 JL KV Mechelen Gent 2 : 0
26.12.15 JL KV Mechelen Gent 2 : 0
16.12.15 CUP Gent KV Mechelen 1 : 0
29.08.15 JL Gent KV Mechelen 2 : 2
12.12.14 JL KV Mechelen Gent 0 : 0